In the following word relationship question, four word pairs are given (Calendar : Dates, Dairy : Milk, Notebook : Notes and Accounts : Entries). In three pairs, the first item is something that stores or records the second item, while one pair shows a producer product relation. Select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Dairy : Milk

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
This verbal reasoning question explores relationships between word pairs. The pairs are Calendar : Dates, Dairy : Milk, Notebook : Notes and Accounts : Entries. In three of these pairs, the first item serves as a medium or place where the second item is recorded or stored. In one pair, the relation is different: the first produces the second. Your task is to identify this different relationship and mark that pair as the odd one out.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Calendar : Dates – a calendar is used to display or record dates.
  • Dairy : Milk – a dairy is a place or industry that produces or processes milk.
  • Notebook : Notes – a notebook is used to write and store notes.
  • Accounts : Entries – accounts consist of recorded entries of transactions.
  • We classify pairs as storage or record relationships versus producer product relationships.


Concept / Approach:
The main idea is to examine what role the first word plays with respect to the second. For Calendar, Notebook and Accounts, the second item is content that appears inside or is maintained within the first item. They have a container content or record relationship. Dairy, on the other hand, is not a container for milk in the same sense; it is an organisation or establishment that produces, processes or distributes milk. This makes Dairy : Milk fundamentally different, and thus the odd one out.


Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Analyse Calendar : Dates.A calendar is specifically designed to show days, months and dates. Dates are recorded or displayed in a calendar, so the relationship is that the calendar stores or organises dates.Step 2: Analyse Notebook : Notes.A notebook is a place where notes are written and stored. Here again, the notebook acts as a container for the notes.Step 3: Analyse Accounts : Entries.Accounts are financial records consisting of many entries. The entries are the individual records that form the accounts. So accounts store entries.Step 4: Analyse Dairy : Milk.A dairy is an enterprise that produces or processes milk. Milk is not something stored as content in a book like the other examples; instead, it is the product of the dairy. This relationship is producer product, not container content.Step 5: Identify the odd pair.Since Calendar, Notebook and Accounts all hold or store their associated items, and Dairy produces milk, Dairy : Milk is the odd pair.


Verification / Alternative check:
You can also think in terms of what questions you can sensibly ask. You can ask “What does a calendar contain?” and answer “Dates.” You can ask “What does a notebook contain?” and answer “Notes.” For accounts, you ask “What do accounts contain?” and answer “Entries.” However, if you ask “What does a dairy contain?” the natural answer would be cows, employees or equipment, not milk as a stored record. Milk is something produced and sent out. This language based reasoning confirms that Dairy : Milk is distinct.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Calendar : Dates: The second item is content displayed or recorded in the first, so it follows the main pattern.
Notebook : Notes: The notebook holds notes, again matching the container content relationship.
Accounts : Entries: Accounts are made up of entries, so this pair also fits the storage or record idea.


Common Pitfalls:
Some learners might think of a dairy as a building that contains milk products and therefore confuse it with a storage relationship. In logical classification questions, however, the more important relation is that a dairy is a production or processing unit, not a recording medium. Keeping this distinction clear will help you answer similar analogy and relationship questions more accurately.


Final Answer:
The odd word pair is Dairy : Milk, because Dairy produces or processes milk, whereas Calendar, Notebook and Accounts are places where dates, notes and entries are recorded or stored.

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